That's the number of consecutive, different NCTS short-track
winners dating back to Ted Musgrave's (No. 1 Mopar Dodge) June 21,
2003 victory at Memphis Motorsports Park.

The total could reach 11 when series competitors travel to the always
unpredictable Bristol Motor Speedway for the Aug. 25 O'Reilly 200
by Valvoline MaxLife.

Defending champion Travis Kvapil (No. 24 Line-X Toyota) won last
season's Bristol event as the series returned to the track after a
four-year absence. Kvapil hadn't won a short-track race since 2002
and hasn't won one since.

"You don't see one or two trucks that will be dominant very
often at a short track," said Kvapil, who finished fourth earlier
this month at Indianapolis Raceway Park. "Track position is crucial
and gives the driver a huge advantage."

Setzer's last victory, in October 2003 at South Boston Speedway, is
part of the current streak. The 44-year-old Newton, N.C. competitor was
the only multiple short-track winner last year with three victories.
Seven of Setzer's 12 series wins have come on tracks less than a
mile in length.

"I think the reason for parity on the short tracks is there are so
many (good) short-track teams," said Setzer. "Many of the
drivers come from different short-track backgrounds as do many of the
teams."

Chad Chaffin (No. 18 Dickies Dodge) is the most recent -- and newest
-- short-track winner. He led only the final lap earlier this month
at Indianapolis.

Chaffin believes the streak is significant in a broader sense.

"The main reason we have so many winners is the competition of the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series," he said. "The competition has
stepped up from last year and continues to grow every weekend.

"There are a lot of good drivers out there that can win any
race."

Short-track victories, however, don't come easily. Only one
competitor since 1999 posted his first series win on a short track. That
was Tony Stewart, who won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at
Richmond in 2002.

Other winners over the course of the "streak" also are
veterans. Jack Sprague (No. 16 Chevy Trucks Chevrolet), winner at
Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, has three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
titles and 24 victories -- 13 on short tracks.

Martinsville winner Rick Crawford (No. 14 Circle Bar Motel & RV Park
Ford) has started a series record 188 consecutive races. Bobby Hamilton
(No. 4 Square D Dodge), is this season's only four-time winner and
current points leader. He won in June at Memphis.

Talent -- and seasoning -- would appear to be the key
component, although youth is no obstacle to victory.

"On a short track, you can't out-dollar everyone else and the
true talent shows," said Jon Wood (No. 50 Roush Racing Ford), the
series' youngest short-track winner -- a week shy of his 22nd
birthday when he outraced teammate Carl Edwards (No. 99 Superchips Ford)
last October at Martinsville Speedway. "At the larger tracks the
teams with the money and technology will often be fast right off the
hauler but at a short track a lot of that is out the window."